Charles XIV
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noun
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When Napoleon's Marshal Jean Bernadotte became Charles XIV of Sweden in 1818, he was afraid that revolutionaries might endanger his throne.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bernadotte became King of Sweden and Norway under the title of Charles XIV.,
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
In 1818 the weak Charles XIII. died and the strong Bernadotte, or Charles John, ascended the throne as Charles XIV.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Morris, Charles
At the death of Charles XIII, in 1818, Charles John ascended the throne of both countries as Charles XIV John.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
February 5, 1818, the "prince" succeeded to the throne under the name of Charles XIV.
From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin
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